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Three Dead, 21 Injured After Futura Bus Plunges Into Ravine Near Huauchinango

State prosecutors have opened a case to determine the cause of the rollover.

Un autobús de la línea Futura volcó en la carretera federal México-Tuxpan a la altura del municipio de Huauchinango, Puebla. Foto: X @Gob_Puebla
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Una persona murió y al menos 16 resultaron heridas tras la volcadura de una combi en la autopista México-Pachuca. Foto: X @GN_Carreteras
Foto: Guardia Nacional Carreteras en X.

Overview

  • The intercity coach overturned on Saturday morning at the Finca Alegre stretch of the México–Tuxpan federal highway, sending the vehicle down a ravine and forcing an hours-long closure.
  • Officials confirmed two passengers died at the scene and a third died during an airlift to the Rafael Moreno Valle trauma hospital in Puebla.
  • Emergency teams from Puebla coordinated with Protección Civil and risk-management units to conduct multi-hour rescue and medical evacuations.
  • Most of the injured were transferred to the Hospital General de Huauchinango and the ISSSTE clinic for treatment and observation.
  • Survivors said the bus, identified as unit 3103 on run 4704, had departed shortly after a Huauchinango stop and was bound for Mexico City.